Is It Time for a New Agency?

Here we are in February already. Wait, what?! February. Geesh. Well, while this may be starting off like a blog congratulating you on successfully getting through a dry January or, on the flip side of the coin, encouraging you to get back on that exercise regimen you undoubtedly fell off of a couple of weeks…

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Streets to Creeks Campaign Receives Award

TIV Branding is thrilled to announce our Streets to Creeks campaign, developed in partnership with the City of Santa Rosa and the Russian River Watershed Association, is receiving an award at the Annual CASQA Conference this year. We’re not really ones to brag, but… The California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) 2023 Outstanding Public Outreach Project…

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Organic Vs. Paid ads translated by a Designer

Our Digital Director Eric is the first to admit that not every technique that we use for for-profit clients is applicable to digital marketing plans for nonprofits. The question of organic placement (when searching Google results appear lower on the page below the results that have “Sponsored” over them) versus paid ads (the results with…

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Nonprofit Sponsorship as a Brand Building Tool

Before I dive into this article, which discusses one of the key components of TIV Branding’s service offerings both for nonprofits and for-profit organizations, a bit of housekeeping…I gave a seminar on this subject for the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber. Check it out on YouTube here. Nonprofit Sponsorship Has Evolved Sponsorship of nonprofit organizations is…

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Brand Building Foundation

Brand building is essential for any organization. When the time comes for a sale, a donation or an engagement of any kind, a clear understanding of your brand will put your organization head and shoulders above the competition. In other words, the more your audience knows about you, the more likely they will be to…

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Marketing Your Organization in a Down Economy

Just when the pandemic eases up…welcome to an economic slowdown. Lovely. However, like Henry Ford said: “The man who stops advertising to save money, is like the man who stops a clock to save time.” We’re taking Hank’s words to heart here at TIV Branding, but we’re also making some adjustments knowing that we’re in…

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How Do I Start Marketing Online?

I was inspired to write this email by an article our digital team wrote for our sister company, Zenergy Works. Zenergy is entirely focused on digital marketing (not on brand building for nonprofits and government agencies like TIV Branding) but I thought the title was so intriguing that our TIV Branding audience deserved their own…

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Planning Your Brand Building Campaign

If there’s one thing we’ve learned through the years it’s that a plan is golden. And while there are times when hiring a pro to handle your planning is essential, there’s a fair amount you can do on your own. We plan the yearly campaigns of many of our clients, including our multi-year social and…

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How We Became Nonprofit Experts

What makes an expert? Ten thousand hours? An advanced degree? A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area? Thank you Oxford Dictionary for that last one. For me, expert has always been a tough term to use because it makes it sound like we have nothing left…

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7 Mistakes To Avoid When Creating Digital Campaigns

Digital Marketing gets more complex every year.  There are so many options – text ads, social media, SEO, display ads, programmatic campaigns, etc.  Businesses are spending more on digital campaigns to remain competitive and maintain brand awareness.  In a crowded digital landscape, being efficient with messaging, targeting and spend is critical.  The following is a…

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